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John Baker
Birthdate: 1/20/1981     Bats/Throws: L/R
Height/Weight: 6-1/220     Position: C
Contract: $0.9M / 1 Years (2013)
5/15/2013: Getting the start behind the plate to spell Nick Hundley, Baker picked up one hit in four trips, but recorded his first two RBI of the season.
2/14/2013 - SD Padres Infield: Depth Chart Discussions by J.P. Breen (RotoGraphs) 3
7/31/2012 - Catchers in the News by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 5
5/22/2012 - Catcher Prospects Update by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 2
11/23/2011 - Padres Get Better End Of Baker-LeBlanc Swap by Mike Axisa (FanGraphs) 12
2/4/2010 - Deep League Values at Catcher (with More Facial Ha» by Eno Sarris (RotoGraphs) 9


DashboardCustomize
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2006Athletics (AAA)8334044938611.8 %22.6 %.113.353.273.361.386.341101   
2007Marlins (AAA)893038354129.2 %19.1 %.144.337.285.360.430.351104   
2008Marlins (AAA)5922163531110.9 %15.4 %.176.361.321.398.497.392130   
2008Marlins6123353232012.9 %20.6 %.147.367.299.392.447.366120-2.6-0.11.5
2009Marlins1124239595009.7 %21.0 %.139.332.271.349.410.33499-6.3-2.11.3
2010Marlins (A+)38020025.0 %12.5 %.000.400.333.500.333.415162   
2010Marlins2388076010.2 %20.5 %.064.283.218.307.282.26960-1.6-0.5-0.2
2011Marlins (A+)1239081025.6 %20.5 %.214.400.286.487.500.452182   
2011Marlins (AA)310000010.0 %50.0 %.111.250.111.200.222.20212   
2011Marlins1616001012.5 %18.8 %.000.200.154.267.154.211240.00.0-0.1
2012Padres632140171429.3 %19.2 %.041.303.238.310.280.26670-2.6-0.20.1
2013Steamer331231101019.5 %19.4 %.097.290.238.314.335.28784-1.9-0.30.2
2013Oliver 2735282729.2 %20.1 %.115.286.239.313.354.295 -0.1-0.31.0
2013ZiPS521721171119.9 %21.5 %.078.296.229.310.307.27576-3.00.00.1
2013Padres1336002013.9 %19.4 %.000.208.161.278.161.21939-1.00.2-0.2
2013ZiPS (R)391261118110.4 %21.1 %.068.282.220.304.288.26669-2.40.1-0.1
2013ZiPS (U)5216211110111.1 %20.8 %.053.266.207.298.261.25562-3.40.3-0.3
2013Steamer (R)249217719.8 %19.5 %.093.287.234.313.327.28481-1.4-0.20.1
2013Steamer (U)37128179110.9 %19.5 %.067.265.214.303.281.26669-2.40.1-0.1
Total- - -288101014115105210.6 %20.4 %.106.322.260.343.366.31591-14.1-2.62.4

News
8/7 - THT Awards by John Barten
7/31 - Fantasy: August catcher rankings by Jesse Sakstrup
5/8 - THT Awards by John Barten
4/7 - Rockies 9, Padres 1: Rockies complete the sweep by Purple Row
3/18 - Edwin Jackson, Cubs Quickly Dispatch Padres 5-2 by Bleed Cubbie Blue
3/10 - Cubs Dig The Long Ball; 3 Homers Crush Padres by Bleed Cubbie Blue

Standard
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2006Athletics (AAA)83293340805619144938401772321060.273
2007Marlins (AAA)8927030377541508354128158410720.285
2008Marlins (AAA)5919322162411416353124034220212.321
2008Marlins6119723359401405323230448231600.299
2009Marlins1123734231016725095950415895221000.271
2010Marlins (A+)3682200020201000000.333
2010Marlins2378881713310769118100500.218
2011Marlins (A+)12283984220811008100100.286
2011Marlins (AA)39101010000105000000.111
2011Marlins1613162200001203001000.154
2012Padres631932144638800171420241001421.238
2013Steamer331091232618601101012124111 11.238
2013Oliver 24327358411115282725155221621.239
2013ZiPS521531723526711171117237101410.229
2013Padres1331365500002507000300.161
2013ZiPS (R)39111126241941111813127111410.220
2013ZiPS (U)521421622924411111018134111710.207
2013Steamer (R)2481921914401779118111 10.234
2013Steamer (U)3711212824194017914125111 10.214
Total- - -288885101023016550114115105107122068552821.260

Advanced
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2006Athletics (AAA)11.8 %22.6 %0.52.273.361.386.747.1135.3.353 1.2430.5.341101
2007Marlins (AAA)9.2 %19.1 %0.48.285.360.430.789.1442.8.337 0.4421.7.351104
2008Marlins (AAA)10.9 %15.4 %0.71.321.398.497.896.1763.4.361 -0.7398.9.392130
2008Marlins12.9 %20.6 %0.63.299.392.447.839.1471.5.3670.1-0.2357.3.366120
2008Average8.7 %17.5 %0.50.264.333.416.749.1525.1.300    .328 
2009Marlins9.7 %21.0 %0.46.271.349.410.759.1391.9.332-1.8-0.3521.7.33499
2009Average8.9 %18.0 %0.49.262.333.418.751.1555.0.299    .329 
2010Marlins (A+)25.0 %12.5 %2.00.333.500.333.833.0002.6.400 0.010.6.415162
2010Marlins10.2 %20.5 %0.50.218.307.282.589.0643.2.283-0.5-0.16-3.7.26960
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Marlins (A+)25.6 %20.5 %1.25.286.487.500.987.2144.8.400 0.083.7.452182
2011Marlins (AA)10.0 %50.0 %0.20.111.200.222.422.1110.1.250 0.00-1.1.20212
2011Marlins12.5 %18.8 %0.67.154.267.154.421.0000.1.200 0.00-1.3.21124
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Padres9.3 %19.2 %0.49.238.310.280.590.0412.6.3030.1-0.216-8.5.26670
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Steamer9.5 %19.4 %0.49.238.314.335.649.0972.2.290-0.1-0.211-2.8.28784
2013Oliver9.2 %20.1 %0.45.239.313.354.666.1153.4.286 -0.327-4.4.295 
2013ZiPS9.9 %21.5 %0.46.229.310.307.617.0784.2.296 0.014-5.5.27576
2013Padres13.9 %19.4 %0.71.161.278.161.439.0000.1.2080.30.01-2.8.21939
2013Average8.1 %20.0 %0.41.252.318.404.722.1525.0.294    .315 
2013ZiPS (R)10.4 %21.1 %0.49.220.304.288.593.0683.6.2820.10.09-4.8.26669
2013ZiPS (U)11.1 %20.8 %0.54.207.298.261.559.0533.0.2660.40.011-7.6.25562
2013Steamer (R)9.8 %19.5 %0.50.234.313.327.640.0933.0.287-0.1-0.18-2.2.28481
2013Steamer (U)10.9 %19.5 %0.56.214.303.281.584.0672.2.2650.2-0.19-5.0.26669
Total- - -10.6 %20.4 %0.52.260.343.366.709.1062.3.322-1.8-0.8112-7.2.31591

Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2008Marlins1.9024.7 %49.3 %26.0 %7.7 %12.8 %4.1 %66.7 %
2009Marlins1.5719.6 %49.1 %31.2 %4.5 %10.1 %5.0 %0.0 %
2010Marlins2.0722.0 %52.5 %25.4 %0.0 %0.0 %3.2 %0.0 %
2011Marlins8.0010.0 %80.0 %10.0 %0.0 %0.0 %12.5 %0.0 %
2012Padres1.9821.2 %52.3 %26.5 %5.0 %0.0 %6.3 %50.0 %
2013Padres1.1120.8 %41.7 %37.5 %11.1 %0.0 %10.0 %0.0 %
Total- - -1.7721.2 %50.4 %28.4 %5.2 %7.3 %5.3 %30.0 %

More Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2008Marlins7439373332368545913
2009Marlins140895647306259701595
2010Marlins3115130110130209339
2011Marlins8110110283967
2012Padres7940322521307490797
2013Padres109511005976135
Total- - -3421931441018103151723293846

Win Probability
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2008Marlins1.06-3.734.8015.511.531.061.0741.15-0.14
2009Marlins0.28-7.477.756.890.751.062.34100.220.04
2010Marlins-0.63-1.590.97-5.22-0.520.921.993-0.41-0.27
2011Marlins-0.12-0.280.16-0.76-0.091.151.2915-0.220.11
2012Padres-0.61-3.813.19-6.37-0.680.981.419-0.680.05
2013Padres-0.23-0.680.46-3.05-0.350.941.653-0.280.04
Total- - --0.24-17.5617.327.010.631.031.6044-0.23-0.01

Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2008Marlins57.9% (90.9)15.0% (82.2)2.9% (86.5)8.4% (75.0)13.1% (81.5)2.6% (84.5) 3.0%
2009Marlins60.6% (90.8)12.4% (83.2)3.1% (86.2)7.7% (75.5)13.5% (81.5)2.4% (83.4)0.4% (66.0)1.8%
2010Marlins54.8% (91.0)13.0% (84.1)5.4% (89.6)8.1% (76.6)16.6% (82.6)2.1% (84.7) 2.1%
2011Marlins62.7% (92.3)13.4% (83.8)1.5% (89.0)4.5% (77.3)14.9% (84.0)3.0% (87.5)  
2012Padres60.2% (90.8)10.0% (82.8)4.2% (86.4)12.2% (76.8)8.6% (83.2)3.4% (84.4)1.3% (77.7)1.3%
2013Padres66.7% (90.3)5.4% (80.0)5.4% (88.9)4.7% (78.0)12.4% (81.8)5.4% (81.0) 4.4%
Total- - -59.6% (90.8)12.3% (82.9)3.6% (86.9)8.7% (75.9)12.6% (81.9)2.7% (83.9)0.4% (73.3)2.0%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2008Marlins56.2 % 0.6 %0.2 % 1.3 %14.6 %10.0 %  15.2 %  0.4 %
2009Marlins52.6 %2.7 %2.0 %  2.9 %13.5 %7.9 %  17.3 % 0.4 %0.2 %
2010Marlins37.6 %9.2 %3.3 %0.3 % 11.2 %11.8 %7.4 % 0.6 %17.5 %   
2011Marlins32.8 %10.5 %1.5 %3.0 % 19.4 %14.9 %3.0 %  14.9 %   
2012Padres30.5 %18.4 %3.9 %4.0 % 8.4 %10.6 %11.7 %0.9 % 9.1 % 1.3 % 
2013Padres34.1 %20.0 %4.4 %3.7 % 8.2 %14.1 %2.2 %  13.3 %   
Total- - -46.5 %6.7 %2.2 %1.1 % 4.9 %13.1 %8.9 %0.2 %0.1 %14.9 % 0.4 %0.2 %

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2008Marlins90.8 88.187.9 85.282.475.4  81.6  
2009Marlins91.089.887.5  89.583.175.8  82.2 64.4
2010Marlins91.190.089.284.3 89.783.278.6 59.683.0  
2011Marlins93.794.392.087.5 88.083.276.7  83.9  
2012Padres91.090.688.184.9 90.283.676.581.6 83.1 77.7
2013Padres90.590.788.682.9 91.080.776.3  83.2  
Total- - -91.090.588.184.9 89.582.976.181.659.682.3 72.7

Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2008Marlins10.5-1.2-0.9-0.60.20.3 2.06-0.88-3.38-0.820.141.34 
2009Marlins3.82.1-2.9-3.50.90.1-0.50.401.06-5.85-2.910.420.40-9.12
2010Marlins-3.42.8-1.9-0.9-2.1-0.4 -1.866.44-10.57-3.42-3.76-6.39 
2011Marlins-1.30.3-0.20.2-0.30.1 -3.083.59-24.935.42-2.986.17 
2012Padres-4.62.8-1.3-1.51.3-1.7-0.4-0.973.51-4.09-1.591.88-6.27-4.31
2013Padres-4.10.10.0-0.4-0.30.1 -4.731.060.30-6.04-1.640.79 
Total- - -1.06.8-7.2-6.8-0.3-1.5-1.00.041.47-5.39-2.07-0.06-1.46-6.11

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2008Marlins8.1 -0.30.1 -0.7-0.2-0.7  2.4  
2009Marlins6.60.3-1.2  -1.1-0.8-3.0  3.0 -0.5
2010Marlins-2.31.7-0.20.8 -2.80.4-0.2 -0.3-2.7  
2011Marlins-0.5-0.30.00.1 -0.80.50.1  -0.3  
2012Padres-1.9-1.91.1-0.7 -2.40.4-0.7-0.4 0.7 -0.4
2013Padres-1.7-1.2-0.20.2 -0.10.20.0  -1.2  
Total- - -8.2-1.4-0.80.6 -7.90.3-4.5-0.4-0.31.9 -0.9

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2008Marlins1.59 -6.263.18 -6.08-0.17-0.75  1.74  
2009Marlins0.800.67-3.98  -2.43-0.39-2.37  1.10 -8.56
2010Marlins-1.835.42-1.7582.71 -7.280.88-0.91 -15.74-4.50  
2011Marlins-2.25-3.803.866.17 -6.274.623.86  -3.02  
2012Padres-0.79-1.283.61-2.07 -3.530.49-0.80-6.01 0.98 -4.28
2013Padres-3.73-4.44-4.024.77 -1.340.830.82  -6.89  
Total- - -0.46-0.54-0.971.41 -4.260.06-1.33-6.01-15.740.33 -5.89

Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2008Marlins24.1 %63.9 %43.4 %60.4 %88.4 %80.4 %48.4 %54.9 %8.2 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Marlins22.1 %65.2 %42.7 %53.3 %90.1 %80.1 %47.7 %60.8 %8.2 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Marlins31.0 %69.3 %47.4 %62.1 %89.7 %79.4 %42.8 %58.0 %9.1 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Marlins31.6 %62.1 %44.8 %75.0 %77.8 %76.7 %43.3 %62.5 %10.5 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Padres25.6 %69.3 %45.1 %62.2 %90.9 %81.8 %44.6 %61.7 %7.9 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Padres18.0 %66.0 %36.7 %57.1 %90.9 %80.9 %39.1 %66.7 %8.2 %
2013Average29.5 %64.9 %45.7 %66.1 %86.5 %79.4 %46.0 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -24.2 %66.0 %43.6 %58.6 %89.6 %80.4 %46.4 %59.6 %8.3 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2008Marlins26.3 %60.4 %42.3 %63.5 %89.8 %81.2 %46.9 %21.3
2008Average27.6 %62.5 %45.0 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %49.9 %21.6
2009Marlins24.8 %59.2 %42.1 %61.2 %88.3 %80.3 %50.0 %22.1
2009Average27.6 %61.4 %44.5 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.1 %21.4
2010Marlins31.2 %63.8 %45.9 %62.1 %89.7 %79.4 %45.0 %22.6
2010Average28.0 %61.3 %44.7 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.1 %21.5
2011Marlins18.8 %68.6 %44.8 %83.3 %75.0 %76.7 %52.2 %23.7
2011Average28.6 %62.1 %45.3 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %49.8 %21.6
2012Padres27.5 %61.6 %44.3 %65.8 %88.8 %81.5 %49.2 %21.4
2012Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.2 %22.1
2013Padres24.7 %51.6 %37.0 %50.0 %93.8 %78.0 %45.9 %20.6
2013Average28.7 %62.1 %45.1 %63.1 %87.2 %79.4 %48.9 %22.5
Total- - -26.2 %60.3 %42.8 %62.7 %88.7 %80.5 %48.6 %21.8

Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2008MarlinsC5954496.0402224030000 408315.991-4
2009MarlinsC10599864.0748426062101 7920535.993-9
2010MarlinsC2120178.015292020101 22615.988 
2011MarlinsC103.0200000000 00001.000 
2012PadresC5652460.1368234030000 499721.990 
2013PadresC11979.06540000001 81061.000 
Total- - -C2532342080.11737100160142203 198441682.991-13

Advanced Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2008MarlinsC496.0-3  2 -2    180.4        
2009MarlinsC864.0-5  -2 -11    35-1.3 -7      
2010MarlinsC178.0-2  1 -1    70.4 0      
2011MarlinsC3.00  0 0    00.0        
2012PadresC460.1-2  -1 -1    28-0.6 -2      
2013PadresC79.0-1  0 -1              
Total- - -C2080.1-13  0 -16    88-1.1 -9      

Fans Scouting Report
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamInnVotesInstinctsFirst StepSpeedHandsReleaseArm StrengthArm AccuracyOverallFSR
2009Marlins864.0163940344320233133-7
2010Marlins178.0240444658463836440
2012Padres460.154637374745393941-2
Total- - -1502.1234140364631303437-9

Value
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2008Marlins5.8-0.1-2.67.14.31.715.21.5$6.8 
2009Marlins-0.4-2.1-6.312.97.41.112.51.3$5.6 
2010Marlins-4.3-0.5-1.62.61.5-0.1-2.1-0.2($0.9) 
2011Marlins-1.40.00.00.50.00.0-0.9-0.1($0.4) 
2012Padres-7.6-0.2-2.66.33.91.40.50.1$0.2 
2013Padres-2.50.2-1.01.10.7-0.3-1.5-0.2($0.8) 
Total- - --10.4-2.6-14.130.417.83.723.82.4$10.6 

Contracts
  • $0.9m / 1 Years (2013) (Edit)
    • signed by San Diego Padres on 1/18/2013 (Avoided Arbitration)
    • 2013: $0.9M
    • Agent / Agency: CAA
    • Originally Reported By: CAA
    • Source: twitter.com, Hat Tip: mlbtraderumors.com
    • Submitted by willl
  • $0.8m / 1 Years (2012) (Edit)
    • signed by San Diego Padres on 1/18/2012 (Avoided Arbitration)
    • 2012: $0.8M
    • Source: chickenfriars.com
    • Submitted by Jeff Zimmerman
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